Army of Germany (1797)

Army of the Rhine

Origins of the Army of Germany

Active| 29 September 1797 – 9 December 1797
Country|
Allegiance| First Republic
Commanders
Notable
commanders| Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Military unit

The Army of Germany (Armée d'Allemagne) was one of the French Revolutionary armies, formed by a decree of the French Directory dated 29 September 1797 (8 vendémiaire Year VI) by merging the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse and the Army of the Rhine and Moselle and commanded from the decree until 6 October by général Saint-Cyr under général Hoche. The decree was enacted between 7 and 20 October 1797, and from 7 October until 13 December the unit was under the command of général Augereau and deployed with the armée du Nord. Another decree of 9 December (19 frimaire year VI) that year, executed from 14 to 16 December, re-split this army into the Army of Mainz and Army of the Rhine.

## Campaign

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Further information: Campaigns of 1797 in the French Revolutionary Wars

The 1797 campaign in the Rhineland concluded in April 1797, after French victories at Neuwied and Diersheim.[1]

As was typical of campaigns in the 1790s, armies typically entered garrisons over the winter months of November-March, reducing numbers of staff and troops, while the generals prepared for fresh campaigns in the spring. Austria signed the Treaty of Campo Formio in October,[2] ceding Belgium to France and recognizing French control of the Rhineland and much of Italy.[3]

## Citations and notes

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1. ^ Digby Smith, Napoleonic Wars Data Book, 1998, 13.
2. ^ Hannay 1911, p. 193.
3. ^ Holland 1911, Military triumphs under the Directory. Bonaparte.

## Sources

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* Hannay, David (1911). "French Revolutionary Wars" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
* Holland, Arthur William (1911). "French Revolution, The" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
* C. Clerget: Tableaux des armées françaises pendant les guerres de Révolution (Librairie militaire 1905);